A section of the A1 southbound has been closed by police due to a serious accident.

A lorry and a car were involved in a collision near Carlton-on-Trent at around 6am on Sunday morning (July, 22).

Nottinghamshire Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue were all called to the scene.

The road is closed between the Tuxford junction and Carlton-on-Trent southbound and one lane of the northbound road is also closed off.

This section of the A1 is expected to remain closed throughout the morning.

See below for a full description of the diversion route.

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Update: 'All lanes now open'

Investigation, recovery and clean-up need to be completed

Will be closed for 'several more hours'

Police statement

A spokeswoman said:

The Southbound carriageway of the A1 between Tuxford and Carlton-on-Trent is closed.

A car and a lorry were in collision at about 5.20am today (Sunday 22 July 2018).

If you saw anything or have any dash-cam footage that may have captured footage of either of the vehicles before the collision, or the collision itself please contact police on 101 quoting incident 191of 22 July 2018.

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Diversion details

Road users travelling southbound towards the A1 closure near Tuxford should exit the A1 early at the Apleyhead junction near the village of Upper Morton and join the A614 southbound towards Ollerton. At Ollerton, join the A616 southbound towards South Muskham via the villages of Ompton and Caunton. At South Muskham, join the B6325 northbound, to then re-join the A1.